1. Human Resources Department
Budget Summary and Review 2017 ~ 2018

2. The HR budget is largely comprised of salaries, benefit costs and supportive services for various employee groups
Object and function codes for the District Substitutes
Placeholders for expenditures that become re-routed to the buildings in which the substitutes are needed.
Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, Column Movement, Employee Relations, Legal Fees, and Recruit & Hire Functions
Salaries & More

3. Staffing Considerations
Analysis of all position vacancies
Right-sizing the organization
Conversion of full-time positions to part-time positions as appropriate to the responsibilities and use of technology
Increased effectiveness and efficiencies, which has supported decreased staffing in the HR Department
1900 to 1600 Employees on the District medical plan over the last 6 years
Annual savings results in $4,200,000.00
Staffing Considerations

4. Tuition Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement rate at 95% of State University rate for courses leading to a first master’s degree
Decreased rate of tuition reimbursement of 62.5% per the CBA for coursework beyond a first master’s degree
Credits must be in a pre-approved second master’s degree or doctoral program deemed to be relevant by the District Administration
Realized savings and reduced budgeting = $254,000.00
Tuition Reimbursement

5. Credits from courses in approved graduate level programs contribute to column movement
Random credits no longer contribute to column moves
Increased quality of professional development
Column movement for teaching staff has been limited to one horizontal column move per year
Realized savings and reduced budgeting = $268,400.00
Column Movement

6. Contracts negotiated with vendors to include 14 months of service for 12 months of pay. 
Talent Ed (Recruit & Hire and Records Software)
Maximum caps negotiated on yearly increases for single and multi-year contracts.
Not to exceed the Act 1 Index
Vendor Contracts

7. Questions, Comments, Thoughts … Thank you!
Curtailment, Heightened Awareness, Organizational Efficiencies, and Increased Effectiveness = Fiscally Responsive Budgeting
Questions, Comments, Thoughts …
Thank you!